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	<h1>Quick start guide</h1>
	<p> Get more help on <a href="http://www.yacreader.com">http://www.yacreader.com</a> </p>
	<h2>Features</h2>
	<p>
	YACReader is a fast and simple comic reader with the following features:
		<ul>
			<li>Multiplatform, there are Windows, Linux and MacOS X versions.</li>
			<li>cbr, cbz, rar, zip, tar and folders support</li>
			<li>jpeg, gif, png, tiff and bmp image support</li>
			<li>comic reading using keyboard and mouse</li>
			<li>fast open and comic navigation</li>
			<li>fullscreen mode</li>
			<li>configurable magnifying glass for improved reading, since 0.2.0 version is avaliable in windowed mode</li>
			<li>fit width (also adjust to an specific width) and fit height modes.</li>
			<li>configurable CoverFlow like effect for "go to page" function.</li>
			<li>image rotation for comfortable reading even in tablet PCs</li>
			<li>double page reading</li>
			<li>Comic bookmarks</li>
		</ul>
	</p>
	<h2>Functions and sortcuts</h2>
	<p>
		<b>General functions:</b>
		<ul>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/open.png" align="middle"/>Open comic : 'O' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/openFolder.png" align="middle"/>Open folder : 'Ctrl' + 'O' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/nextComic.png" align="middle"/> Open next cómic : 'Ctrl' + 'Right'</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/previousComic.png" align="middle"/> Open previous comic : 'Ctrl' + 'Left' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/deleteLibrary.png" align="middle"/> Exit : 'Esc' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/prev.png" align="middle"/> Go to previous page : 'Left' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/next.png" align="middle"/>Go to next page : 'Right' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/mouse.png" align="middle"/>Scroll up : 'Wheel mouse up' or 'Up' key </li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/mouse.png" align="middle"/>Scroll down : 'Wheel mouse down' or 'Down' key </li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/>Auto Scroll down : 'Space Bar'</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/>Auto Scroll up : 'B' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/rotateL.png" align="middle"/>Rotate to the left : 'L' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/rotateR.png" align="middle"/>Rotate to the rigth : 'R' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/goto.png" align="middle"/>Open "Go to" dialog : 'G' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/fit.png" align="middle"/>Change between fit width/height modes : 'A' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/doublePage.png" align="middle"/>Double page mode : 'D' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/>Toggle Full Screen mode : 'F' key or double click</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/>For "Go to flow" mode aproximate mouse cursor to bottom border or press 'S' key (show/hide switch).</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/zoom.png" align="middle"/>Show magnifying glass (only in fullscreen mode) : 'Z' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/options.png" align="middle"/>Show options : 'C' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/>Show/hide tool bar : 'H' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/>Show information ("current page/number of pages - current time"): 'I' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/bookmark.png" align="middle"/>Show bookmarks dialog : 'M' key</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/setBookmark.png" align="middle"/>Set bookmark: 'Ctrl' + 'M' key</li>
		</ul>
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	<p>
		<b>"Go to flow" functions:</b>
		<ul>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/>Hide / show : 'S' key.</li>
			<!--<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/>Center page : 'Space Bar'</li>-->
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/>Go to current central page on the flow : 'Return' or 'Enter' </li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/>Next flow page : 'Right' key or left mouse click on the right area of the flow</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/>Previous flow page : 'Left' key or left mouse click on the left area of the flow</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/>Fast forward : 'Ctrl' + 'Right'</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/>Fast backward : 'Ctrl' + 'Left'</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/mouse.png" align="middle"/>Scroll flow : Wheel mouse</li>
		</ul>
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	<p>
		<b>Magnifying glass functions:</b>
		<ul>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/>Show/hide : 'Z' key.</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/mouse.png" align="middle"/>Resize : Wheel mouse or '+'/'-' keys.</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/><img src=":/images/helpImages/mouse.png" align="middle"/>Resize height : 'Ctrl' + Wheel mouse.</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/><img src=":/images/helpImages/mouse.png" align="middle"/>Resize width : 'Alt' + Wheel mouse.</li>
			<li><img src=":/images/helpImages/keyboard.png" align="middle"/><img src=":/images/helpImages/mouse.png" align="middle"/>Adjust zoom level : 'Shift' + Wheel mouse or 'Shift' + '+'/'-' keys.</li>
		</ul>
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	<p>
		<b>Configuration dialog</b>
		<ul>
			<li>"My comics path" : set your favourite comic path. Open comic dialog will open that path by default.</li>
			<li>"Go to flow size" : move the slider to set your prefered go to flow size </li>
			<li>"How to show pages in GoToFlow" : since version 0.2.0, you can choose between three diferent styles: 
				<ul>
					<li> Cover Flow : the classic style</li>
					<li> Strip : a strip of pages flowing horizontaly </li>
					<li> Overlapped Strip : a strip of pages with overlap effect </li>
				<ul>
			</li>
			<li>"Page width stretch" : move the slider to set your prefered page width stretch. This takes effect in "fit to width" reading mode.</li>
		</ul>
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	<p>
		<b>Bookmarks</b>
		<ul>
			<li>You can add three bookmarks per comic (using thumbtack icon or pressing 'Ctrl'+M). New bookmarks replace oldest bookmarks.</li>
			<li>YACReader saves automatically the latest page read (the current page when closing).</li>
			<li>To go to any bookmark (last page included), open de bookmarks dialog and click on the desired page</li>
		</ul>
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	<h2>Usage and considerations</h2>
	<p>
	The usual way to read a comic with YACReader is press 'O' to open a comic, 
	and then use 'Space' and 'B' for autoscrolling pages, you can use 'UP', 'DOWN' or 
	'Mouse Wheel' too, when you reach page limit (top or bottom) next page is loaded
	automatically, moreover, you can go to next or previous page using 'RIGTH' and 'LEFT'.
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	<p>
	Jumping between pages is posible using "Go To..." dialog ('G' key) or "Go To Flow" widget ('S' key).
	You don't have to wait until all pages are loaded to use these functions, because pages are shown as soon
	as they are ready.
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	<p>
	YACReader loads all comic compresed images in memory, when it needs to show one page, only that one is rendered.
	Since all pages are in memory YACReader uses aproximately the same RAM as the comic size, so take care if you want to view huge
	comics with YACReader (comics larger than your RAM).
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	<p>
	The "Go To flow" widget needs to render only the images which will be shown,
	doing it in a lazy way to reduce memory consumption, in any case, 
	it takes a significant amount of RAM (RAM consumption depends on how many images and
	how larger are them). So, if you don't have enough RAM, please, reduce 'Slide' size on the 'Options' dialog.
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